Arsenal equal 122-year record with Champions League win

Premier League leaders Arsenal equalled a 122-year-old club record of eight successive games in all competitions without conceding a goal after defeating Slavia Prague 3-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday night.

The win shot Arsenal to the top of the UEFA Champions League with four wins out of four.

Mikel Merino, playing as a makeshift forward in place of injured striker Viktor Gyokeres, scored twice in the second half after England winger Bukayo Saka had put the Premier League leaders ahead in the 32nd minute.

Arsenal, who introduced 15-year-old Max Dowman in the second half to become the youngest-ever player in the Champions League, have now won their last 10 matches in all competitions and looked unstoppable at the Fortuna Arena.

The only threat to the eighth successive clean sheet, matching a record dating back to 1903, came late in the game when VAR overruled a penalty decision following a Ben White challenge.

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Goalkeeper David Raya was largely a spectator as Arsenal produced another assured display despite injury absences.

Manager Mike Arteta said: “Emotionally I think we handled it very well. It shows the consistency we have; we dominated the defensive part of the game against a team that is very difficult to play against.

“We made four changes from the weekend and they all performed really well. Overall, a really productive evening.”

The Star